Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-10-27

Browns for the championship Of America,
according to the following schedule:
At St. Louis OIL Monday, Oct 10.
At Chicago on Tuesday, Oct H.
At Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. r.
At Pittsburg on Thursday, Oct. Ia
At Philadelphia league park on Friday, Oct,
a.
At Brooklyn ON Saturday, Oct. 10.
At Philadelphia (Association park on Monday,
Oct. IL.
At Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 49,
At Staten Island on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
At Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 90. T..
At Washington on Friday, Oct. 81.
At Brooklyn on Saturday, Oct q.
At Cincinnati on Monday, Oct. "a.
At Louisville on Tuesday, Oct. 25. -
At st. Louis on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Lovers Of the game who read this paper will
be interested in the appended group portraits
OF the Detroit clubs men and its manager and
in the following brief sketches Of each player:
William Shindle, third baseman, was born in
Gloucester City, N. j., Dec s, 1868; is feet 12
inches in height and weighs 165 pounds. He first
played ball professionally with the Wilmington,
Del, Eastern League club, in 1885, as third base
man. This club disbanded after two months
play. He then went to Norfolk, Va, same
league, and finished the season as third baseman,
with fielding average of $50 and batting .230.
He opened the season Of 1886 with the Utica club,
OF the International league, as third baseman,
which club won the pennant He played in
ninety-six championship games, with q batting
average of .307 fielding s72. He has played right
field, second base and third base He went to De-
troit during the latter part of 1886.
Dennis Brouthers, first baseman and one of the
big Four" was born at Sylvan Lake, N. Y.
He is feet inches in height, and weighs 267
pounds. His first professional game was with
the Etnas Of Wappirger Falls. in 1867. Occu-
pying the pitchers box In 1850 he played in
Stottsville, LansiDgb,lrg and Troy city. In the
latter club he alternated between first base and
the box. In 1886 he was with the Orioles, of
Baltimore, as first baseman, but the club dis
banded June % Of same season. Mr.. Brputhers
then signed with the Rochester team, which dis.
banded Aug. 10 Of the same year. He returned
TO Troy, and next season signed with Buffalo,
where he remained until the fall of 1885, being
sold as one Of the big Four" to Detroit. He is
one of the most scientific hitters in the country,
leading the league in 1928; in 1884 standing
hfth, 1885 second, and in 1886 third. AS bats
man he has few, If any, superiors.
Hardy Richardson, left fielder, is enc OF the
most famous "Big Four" and is considered one
Of the best general players in the country. As
batter he has few superiors-in 1885 standing
fifth among 110 batters. Richardson was born at
Clarksboro, N. j., April 81, 1855. He is feet 8la
inches in height. and weighs 17s pounds. In 1875
he played with the Gloucester, N. j., club as
third baseman and catcher. He played with the
Philadelphias up TO July, 1876, when he joined
the Birmingham Crickets, remaining with them
during the season of 1877. In 1873 he played with
Utica. N. Y, club as fielder, first, second and
third base and short STOP and won The Clipper
medal for hest fielding average. He played with
the Buffaloes from 1879 to 1885, when he joined
the Detroit club.
j. @. Rowe was born at Harrisburg, Pa., in
1857. He weighs 40 pounds, and is feet inches
In height. In 1877 he played with Janesvile,
Wis, and Milwaukee clubs; in 1873 with the Pc.
oria, Ls., club; in 1879 with Rockford, nls. 1879
to '65 with Buffalo. He Is one Of the big Four''
sold to Detroit in 1885, and is one of the best
catchers in the league. In 1885 he had fielding
average Of $50, standing third among nineteen
catchers. Latterly, however, Rowe has confined
himself to short stop work, at which he has made
amagnifcent showing.
Charles Camel, catcher, was born in 1868 His
weight is $50 pounds, height G feet. He played
his first professional engagement with the Min
neapos club in 1883, playing at first base, filling
the same position until June, and then finished
the season as catcher. In 1885 he caught for the
Philadelphia League club, and on June l, 1886,
was released by the Philadelphias and Joined the
Detroits June IL, holding the position ever since
Camel is fine catcher and fair batter He is
one Of the most valuable men of the Detroit
team.